Rice noodles are often seen in the south of China. In the north, the noodles are usually made by wheat flour. In Chinese they have different names, the rice noodle is called Mi Fen (米粉), and the wheat flour made noodle is called Mian or Mian Tiao （面 or 面条）.

There are different types Chinese rice noodles, if look their shape, we have the flat ones, the round ones and the very thin round ones. The first two types are usually served for meals, such as the flat rice noodle fried with meat and vegetables served for lunch and the rice noodle soup for the breakfast.

The third type of noodle, the thin rice noodle, is usually used as ingredient to make a dish, either with meat or vegetables, or soup. This recipe Chinese spinach with rice noodle uses the thin rice noodle which is available from most local food supermarkets, even in the UK.